Defunding the police isn’t something Republican Cong. Adam Kinzinger is supporting. Some say that just means putting some police funding into other services. Kinzinger says there are some people who actually want to eliminate police forces.
Kinzinger also wouldn’t go as far as prohibiting police from using chokeholds even when their own lives are in danger if they don’t. He says Democrats want to do that.
Democrat Dani Brzozowski, running against him in the 16th District, says some money currently put into police departments should go elsewhere. She doesn’t think Rockford police needed to be in riot gear at peaceful protests.
Brzozowski says chokeholds should be banned, but that’s just the starting point.
Both spoke to WCMY during the last week.